Saskatchewan Bill of Rights
Saskatchewan law protecting human rights
The Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act is a statute of the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan, first enacted by the provincial Legislature in 1947 and "Assented To" on April 1, 1947, and then "In Force" on May 1, 1947. It was the first bill of rights enacted in the Commonwealth of Nations since the original Bill of Rights enacted by the English Parliament in 1689. It was also the forerunner of modern human rights legislation in Canada.
The Bill of Rights continues to be in force, through incorporation into The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, the current provincial statute protecting human rights.
Provisions of the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights
Fundamental rights and freedoms
The first part of the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights set out fundamental rights and freedoms:
right to freedom of conscience and religion (s. 3);
right to free expression (s. 4);
right to peaceable assembly and association (s. 5);
right to freedom from arbitrary imprisonment and right to immediate judicial determination of a detention (s. 6);
right to vote in provincial elections (s. 7).
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